October 14, 1948

October 14, 1948, was a Thursday. It was 76 years, 1 month, and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Facts

This date was 27,791 days ago. Approximately 926 months have passed. It was the 288th day of 1948, in week 42. The decade was the 1940s. People born on this day are currently 76 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. 1948 had 366 days because it was a leap year. We have gone through approximately 309 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 14, 1948, will have the star sign Libra.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1948 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
Native American Zodiac: October 14, 1948 falls under the Raven.
Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 14, 1948.

More and more people are buying television sets
More and more households were buying TV sets. In 1950, 20% of homes had a television. By the end of the decade, that figure had risen to 90%.
Polio cases are high
Cases of Polio were particularly high, and outbreaks were common. In the United States, the disease peaked in 1952, with nearly 60,000 cases and 3,145 deaths. It wasn't until 1955 that a national immunization program started and cases began to drop.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on October 14, 1948.

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TV series on October 14, 1948

TV audiences were watching the following shows on October 14, 1948:

The Ed Sullivan Show

Kids TV shows on October 14, 1948

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1948:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Popular toys and games in 1948

Toys and games that were popular in 1948:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on October 14, 1948?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1948.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out October 14, 1954, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 14.

Eamon de Valera

Irish revolutionary leader Deceased
Born on October 14, 1882
He turned 66 on this day in 1948.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

US President Deceased
Born on October 14, 1890
He turned 58 on this day in 1948.

Roger Moore

English actor Deceased
Born on October 14, 1927
He turned 21 on this day in 1948.

Cliff Richard

British singer
Born on October 14, 1940
He turned 8 on this day in 1948.

George Floyd

Murder victim Deceased
Born on October 14, 1973
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Shaznay Lewis

All Saints
Born on October 14, 1975
She was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Usher

Singer
Born on October 14, 1978
He was born exactly 30 years after this date.

Stacy Keibler

Wrestler
Born on October 14, 1979
She was born exactly 31 years after this date.

Rowan Blanchard

Actress
Born on October 14, 2001
She was born exactly 53 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on October 14, 1948.

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

John A. Costello was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on October 14, 1948 was most likely conceived around January 22, 1948.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 14, 1948 is close to July 7, 1949.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 14, 1948:

27,791 days have passed since this date.
3,970 weeks have passed.
2,401,146,000 seconds have passed since October 14, 1948.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,801,337,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,238,991,336,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 400,191,000 times.
You have taken approximately 206,498,556 steps. That's roughly 91,777 miles.
28,813,752 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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